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What are you listening to? Part III

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Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Midnight Black Earth (Official Video)
 
Charles Trenet - BOUM.

My father (who passed away twenty years ago today) loved jazz, classical music, and, among many other musical forms, the sort of elegant French songs performed by Charles Trenet, and Edith Piaf.
 
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And another blast from the past, in memory of my dad:

This was a tune that my late father loved, and one which took me ages to track down as a CD (a rare and difficult to find recording) as a gift for him, and which we had arranged to have played at his funeral - The Robin's Return by Leander Fisher.
 
 
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Jordi Savell - Folías de España.

@rm5: It may be of interest to you that not only is this a lovely recording of (Spanish) music from the Baroque era, but it is also played on actual musical instruments (such as the Baroque Guitar) from the era.

While most of these are (formidably well researched and meticulously crafted) authentic replica instruments from that era, Jordi Savell himself is actually playing an authentic viol da gamba, (and not, note, a cello), a fantastic - and utterly magnificent, what a beautiful instrument - just take a look at the carved head on this exquisite piece - it dates, according to what I have read, to 1698.
 
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Jordi Savell - Folías de España.

@rm5: It may be of interest to you that not only is this a lovely recording of (Spanish) music from the Baroque era, but it is also played on actual musical instruments (such as the Baroque Guitar) from the era.

While most of these are (formidably well researched and meticulously crafted) authentic replica instruments from that era, Jordi Savell himself is actually playing an authentic viol da gamba, (and not, note, a cello), a fantastic (and utterly magnificent, what a beautiful instrument - just take a look at the carved head on this exquisite piece - it dates, according to what I have read, to 1698).
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I love this! Thanks for sharing. We've been having lots of discussions in my Musicology class surrounding authenticity. So, it can be said then, that the performance is more authentic because the performers are playing period instruments. But, depending on your definition of authentic, it may be impossible to perform in such a way - i.e., because of the physical space, the audience, the time period in which it's being performed, etc.

This is really interesting you shared this, because this reminded me of 16th century Villancicos. Links to recordings of the musical form for your reference are here and here. Also attached is an article by Geoff Baker which goes into much further detail about the issues surrounding this tradition than I can. So, if you want more context, definitely check that out. But basically, Villancico is a diminutive of "villano," meaning peasant. The songs were also brought in a colonial context to Latin America, which is largely where the Villancico form originates. So these songs, while appealing to modern audiences, actually have quite a racist context behind them, because the text is actually mocking the traditional languages and dialects spoken by those of a lower social class at the time. Geoff Baker's article goes into much more detail about this, which is why I attached it - but that's the long and short of it.
 

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I love this! Thanks for sharing. We've been having lots of discussions in my Musicology class surrounding authenticity. So, it can be said then, that the performance is more authentic because the performers are playing period instruments. But, depending on your definition of authentic, it may be impossible to perform in such a way - i.e., because of the physical space, the audience, the time period in which it's being performed, etc.

This is really interesting you shared this, because this reminded me of 16th century Villancicos. Links to recordings of the musical form for your reference are here and here. Also attached is an article by Geoff Baker which goes into much further detail about the issues surrounding this tradition than I can. So, if you want more context, definitely check that out. But basically, Villancico is a diminutive of "villano," meaning peasant. The songs were also brought in a colonial context to Latin America, which is largely where the Villancico form originates. So these songs, while appealing to modern audiences, actually have quite a racist context behind them, because the text is actually mocking the traditional languages and dialects spoken by those of a lower social class at the time. Geoff Baker's article goes into much more detail about this, which is why I attached it - but that's the long and short of it.
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Thank you for these links.

The second one (Christina Pluhar and the KIng's Singers) - wow - this is seriously superb.

I could listen to this, again and again and again.....

Wonderful.

Re what is considered, recognised, as respected as - "authentic" (and you might care to recall, that I am a trained historian, and studied - and taught - history at venerable ancient seats of learning), I think - or, rather, have come to think, I am less rigid on such matters than I used to be - that one can salute it, and venerate it, acknowledge it, and not commit (intellectual) crimes against it, but yet, one need not be wholly a slave to it.

Above all, one can admit that any encounter between cultures (through trade, - willing or not - or, any such exchange of ideas, concepts, cultures, ideas, philosophies - or, military conquest, or, pure subjugation - will, inevitably, lead (on both sides, though the exchanges - cultural and otherwise, may well be very unequal, and often unwilling) will give rise to changes, with the result that neither colonisers, nor colonised, can ever be subsequently considered entirely "authentic" in an artistic sense.
 
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Now for some godawful pop music (I actually love this). I have to be in the minority though, everyone I've played this for has hated it.

 
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Goose, Everything Must Go

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Really getting into these guys, remind me of Umphrey's McGee but thicker vocals and MUCH more percussion. The video below I guess is their latest release, starts kinda slow but really kicks about halfway thru.

 
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